South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2001?

South Korea emitted 455.63 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 1.77% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Korea in 2001?

In 2001, South Korea emitted 9.68 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 47064784.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 455.63 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 206.08 4.38
Gas 44.16 0.94
Coal 174.63 3.71
Cement 25.67 0.55
Flaring 0.0 0.0

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